episode_0027

“Hello! This is Amos, a reporter for the monthly Supevia Manager magazine!”

Before visiting Vivian, the first person Amos met was Felix.

Although he was widely regarded by people as a dangerous and vicious person, the reporter did not dwell on such things.

Unlike bulletin boards where only names and ratings are posted, more diverse and detailed information is posted in monthly magazines.

It is not uncommon for exaggerations or distortions that are difficult to prove to be edited out depending on the reporter’s taste.

Since he was that kind of person, there was no reason to worry about Felix’s negative reviews.

“Could you please give me some time to talk to you?”

Felix clicked his tongue as he looked at him.

The reason he came to see me was obvious.

An unprecedentedly gigantic slime that appeared in the fourth test site.

And the white-robed wizard took care of it alone.

The information had already spread widely within the guild, and the reporter who lived on rumors must have found out about the story and came to see him.

“I’m busy, so please leave.”

“Even if it’s short, it’s okay. Aren’t you going to visit the 4th examination center in person?”

Amos was not intimidated by Felix’s harsh rejection.

“I have nothing to say.”

“You must have seen King Slime in person. Could you tell us at least briefly about it?”

He doggedly followed Felix.

Felix tried not to fight at all, but he stopped walking when he heard the next words.

“Oh, and I also heard that Vivian, the white-robed wizard, trained under Felix a long time ago. Is that true too?”

“… … .”

Felix quietly glared at him through narrowed eyes.

It was a pure expression without any hint of ridicule, but I couldn’t trust this group of reporters.

“I don’t remember very well.”

“Are you saying there is a possibility that it is true?”

“I didn’t say that.”

While trying to pass by the man who was giving sophistry, Felix remembered one fact.

“Oh, I have one thing to tell you.”

It was an interesting idea that could perhaps bring down Vivian’s status, which had been elevated due to this incident.

“Oh! Yes, I am listening.”

“I don’t remember the details of what happened in the deepest part of the dungeon. At first glance, it looks like a huge slime has appeared. But the important thing is that.”

Felix spoke lowly, as if he was plotting a happy story.

“The wizard named Vivian picked up the magic stone and shouted: ‘Silvia is a lousy wizard of a lower level than me-!!’, he said.”

“Oh… .”

“This is an unscrupulous person who has done a very terrible thing that insults the first party raised by Philip, the greatest hope of modern humanity and the godfather of managers. Doesn’t it deserve to be criticized by the public for someone working in the industry he created to do something like that?”

Amos followed Felix’s smile and smiled sinisterly.

People are more attracted to stories that can make them angry and swear than to stories that are hopeful.

Vivian is now in the spotlight after catching the King Slime on her own.

If she were to report her indecent behavior to the world, people would get excited and bite her.

Whoever Felix is or what his evil deeds are, Amos really doesn’t care.

Just a delicious story to tell people.

That was enough.

*

The next person Amos met was Marie.

She, the manager of the party participating in Test Center 4, looked Amos up and down with an annoyed look.

“Monthly magazine?”

She is not as powerful as Felix, nor is she as well-known.

Nevertheless, Amos was more intimidated by this woman named Marie than by Felix.

“Yes, yes… . I’d like to ask about the king slime that appeared in the 4th test site and the wizard named Vivian who caught it… .”

“… ah. That one?”

Marie’s expression brightened, as if she had a lot to talk about on that topic.

“That’s right. That thing is hot these days. It’s worth wondering. Tell me what first?”

The bad first impression has already been erased.

I felt like I could extract better quality information from her than from Felix.

“Ah, first of all, that boss monster with the nickname King Slime.”

“Ah, that was decided at an internal meeting. Honestly, even the word ‘king’ is not enough… . Do you know how big a typical Big Slime is?”

“Yes, it is roughly twice the size of an adult male.”

Marie nodded and continued.

“Three times that big slime. Or four times that. The king slime I saw was that big.”

Amos’ mouth dropped open.

Just imagining that king slime made me feel uneasy.

“Well, is it okay for something like that to appear at the temporary test site?”

“Why are you asking me that?”

Amos was worried about the inquirers who had to see the giant object.

“Anyway, this guy was huge and could divide his body to control dozens of green slimes.”

Although this was already confirmed, it was new to hear it from someone who was there.

“And that Vivian exploded the king slime with one blow?”

“Mmmmm. yes? One room? Oh, you said last time that you built an ice tower in the backyard of the training center, so it makes sense… .”

“Of course. Plus, I thought the method of crowding out the slimes and getting rid of them was a clever one.”

“By the way, there is a story that the wizard named Vivian previously trained under Felix and failed several times… . What do you think is the reason for this change?”

When I mentioned Felix, Marie’s face scrunched up.

The annoyed expression I saw earlier came back.

“Felix I guess it’s because that bastard is an incompetent idiot.”

“Ah, yes, yes… . Hmm.”

“Anyway, he is a person who will become big. I’m sure.”

There was a lot of information, but nothing that could be said to be very stimulating.

Is there anything else I can ask?

Marie tilted her head towards Amos, who was worried.

He was wearing a very evil smile, scarier than Felix’s sinister smile from earlier.

“But, you know what?”

“Well, what do you mean?”

“When the test was over, Felix was very upset. I was angry that Vivian, who had been overshadowed by her incompetence, was able to shine. So, suddenly, the dagger is struck! After taking it out.”

Sigh! In the part where she said this, Marie slammed the desk! Beaten.

Amos shrugged his shoulders without realizing it.

“I rushed towards Vivian’s manager.”

“Yes?! Oh, you mean Felix?”

“Is there anyone else who would do something like that other than that bastard?”

There were definitely such bad rumors about Felix.

However, Amos did not believe it because he had not seen it himself.

“But, thanks to Vivian’s amazing use of magic to protect her manager, Felix had to run away like an idiot.”

“Huh… .”

Felix’s unexpected behavior.

It was an unexpected harvest.

However, it seemed like dropping Vivian would be more stimulating than that.

“I would like to ask you one last question. I heard that Vivian cursed ‘Sylvia’ at the end. Is that true?”

“Felix Was that trash talking?”

“… Yes.”

“Tsk.”

Marie’s crumpled expression looked Amos up and down.

“Don’t touch that.”

“Yes, yes?”

“I know you’re planning on spreading that. I’m saying this with you in mind, so pretend not to notice.”

“Umm… .”

“You don’t know who Manager Vivian is, right?”

“Yes, I haven’t met you yet.”

Only Vivian’s personal information is known in the list of successful applicants and news.

The manager is unknown.

Amos decided that he could know it if he wanted to, but that there was no need to know the manager’s name in the first place.

Marie showed a cool smile at his answer.

“I will know when I meet him.”

“Okay… .”

Amos left Mary and got up.

*

And now again.

Amos had just met Vivian and her manager in front of the bulletin board for temporary warriors who passed the test.

“Could you please give me some time to talk to you?”

Both the manager and Vivian seemed taken aback by his greeting.

The silver-haired woman behind the manager came out quickly.

The maid, whose eyes were covered with an eyepatch, blocked the path of the manager and Amos.

“Katie, it’s okay.”

“… Yes.”

Amos looked back and forth between her and the manager in confusion.

The manager said, pushing the maid back.

“Monthly magazine? What is that? This is my first time hearing it.”

He was a man with a dirty look, similar to Marie.

“Although it does not have a deep history, it is a group that strives to have an effective and positive influence.”

“Hmm… .”

The manager seemed to be thinking about something, then nodded.

“About time. First of all, there are a lot of people here, so let’s move places.”

Contrary to that impression, the manager was quite friendly.

Beside her, Vivian cowered as if she was scared.

These two seem like pretty easy prey.

The elf sitting on her shoulder and the blindfolded maid gave off a strange and unique atmosphere, but it didn’t matter since the person they were going to bite was Vivian anyway.

‘Anyway, how can I see ahead…? ? Is that person a superhuman too? But why are you wearing a maid uniform? .’

Vivian followed closely next to the manager, and Amos followed on the other side.

Amos remembered Marie’s advice.

“What is your manager’s name?”

“This is Ian.”

“… … .”

Ian?

Amos kept recalling that familiar name in his mind.

Ian, Ian… . no way.

“Me, me, him, the manager of the first party, that Ian… Is it?”

The manager, Ian, casually agreed.

“That’s right.”

It was too tiresome to explain to everyone I recognized that I was kicked out, so I gave a short answer.

Amos swallowed, feigning composure.

There are three names that anyone interested in the manager ecosystem must know.

Philip and Penny.

And Ian.

Unlike Philip, who wanders around like a ghost, Ian is a real person and is known to be in charge of the first party’s chores.

But as a reporter, he has more important information than that.

One of the many things Ian does at the forefront is what is called ‘pruning.’

Whenever profane rumors or rumors about the first party were widely circulated, Ian and his hidden assistant would step in to sort them out.

I didn’t kill them.

The person kidnaps the person and ties him up naked in a place where many people pass by, such as a square.

Document all the wrongdoings that person commits and spread them around the neighborhood.

Generally, it stops at this level.

However, if the severity is severe, it is said that you will be unable to speak or write for the rest of your life.

Ian is the one responsible for such retaliation.

Many people framed Ian, but Ian did not respond to the attacks directed at him.

However, if the direction is always towards the first party or those helping them.

They punished without hesitation.

This was Ian’s plan to protect the first party.

So that no one can treat you carelessly.

Naturally, Ian did not inform the first party members of this fact.

I wanted them to know only good things.

‘Honestly, I was more worried that their temper would explode after seeing them in the second episode.’

Amos doesn’t know why Ian is in charge of Vivian here.

But one thing is certain: you should never speak ill of Vivian.

Ian’s arrangement has now even affected Amos.

Amos completely erased the plot against Vivian that he had been planning until now.

As if such a thing had never existed in the world from the beginning.

‘Yes, yes. Even good news can become a hot topic. of course… .’

After growing up away from their former manager Felix, they reunite and achieve great success.

Vivian, a wizard as good as Sylvia, single-handedly defeated the first King Slime discovered… .

A link to make Vivian look as good as possible was spreading in Amos’ mind.

***

I brought Amos, a reporter, to the vicinity of the training camp.

There was something similar to a bar set up outside, so we sat down there.

From what I heard, it seems that the imperial family decided that the bulletin board alone was not enough to publicize the reputation of the warriors.

As a result, a professional media group was created, one of which was the Superbia Manager Monthly Magazine.

Since it was created not long ago, it seems to be known only within Superbia.

The reason it is a manager’s monthly magazine rather than a warrior’s monthly magazine is because it has a collaborative relationship with the manager’s guild.

hmm. Good?

If the warp portal is invented within this year, the news of this media company will spread quickly, and it will also help spread the name of my party.

“Ah, well, then, I have a question for Vivian… .”

At first, he approached me with a shameless and confident smile.

At some point, I get so nervous that I even start to break into a cold sweat.

I asked if there was a problem and they said there was no problem.

It’s a bit strange, but he’s also very kind to me and Vivian, so I can’t say anything.

Vivian answered Amos’ questions with sincerity.

“And finally, a few words about your thoughts on passing the exam… .”

Vivian spoke immediately as if she had always thought about it.

“It’s a little late, but I feel like I can give hope to people by working as a warrior even now. Above all, I am most grateful to Ian, who led me to this point and trusted me.”

“Ah, ahaha, as expected, he is a person who will never be seen again in this century… !”

Amos wrote down Vivian’s words with exaggerated praise.

I’m worried because that guy looks like he’s going to get dehydrated… .

“Amos?”

As he was about to leave, I stopped him for a moment.

“Yes, yes? Yes!”

“Please leave my name out of the article. Because it’s a name that doesn’t do any good if it’s known for no reason.”

“Ah, yes… ! Sure! Well, I will do that, yes!”

Hmm, what is it… .

Unlike the image of a reporter I knew, he is very kind.

Anyway, it’s good because he doesn’t seem like a bad person.

*

After coming up to the dorm, Vivian started training on her own.

Only physical training was supervised by me, and magic practice was left to me alone.

In the meantime, I looked into the location of MacDullin Abbey and the route to get there.

Meanwhile, the night was deep.

I let Mercy and Vivian sleep first.

Mercy has become very close to Vivian, and now she can sleep with Vivian without Katy.

It’s a good thing that I had to be by Kathi’s side during this time.

Anyway, I called Katy, who had something else to do, to my room.

“I have something to do.”

“Yes.”

“There is something that Mari said that bothers me.”

‘Last time, I took a kid who wasn’t even a superhuman and gave up after giving up on him, but now he’s doing really well?’

This is what Marie heard when she poured out her hexagrams to Felix.

No matter how much you think about it, it is related to Arche Village.

It was like that when the village chief first saw me.

Are you from the Manager’s Guild?

He also said he was glad when he said no.

“I think there is some kind of relationship between Arche Village and Felix. Maybe not.”

Kati listened to me silently.

“The task is simple. Get rid of Felix. If there is anything that you think is suspicious information, whatever it is.”

One of the first party’s former scouts who used the Ring of Subordination and the skill of melting into shadows.

She did not form a team, but carried out the scouting alone.

Sometimes, I explored and figured out a level A or higher dungeon that didn’t even appear in my memory correction.

For her, it was no small task to track down and rob Felix of this place.

“Yes.”

“Don’t kill him. If anything happens, tell me.”

This is why I haven’t taken Katy’s ring away yet.

Kati nodded without hesitation.

“I will do as instructed.”